Jeremy Wayne Tate founded Classic Learning Initiatives in 2015 to provide high school students with alternative standardized tests that are rooted in tradition while taking advantage of modern technologies. Featuring passages from great works...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on higher education. As students were sent home to shelter in place to prevent contracting or spreading COVID-19, classes went online and university resources, such as...
Duquesne University is joining a growing list of colleges dropping SAT/ACT test requirements, as the debate rages about the value of tests that have been a gold standard for college admissions for nine decades....
It’s an old canard that Asian students outperform Americans on international tests of math, science, and reading skills because their schools emphasize rote memorization. In contrast, American schools are said to foster creative thinking,...
Here’s news sure to trigger smiles among high-school students: The SATs are set for a makeover that may make the test easier. Among the changes: The writing section will become optional, and the top...
In recent years, a number of educators have challenged the usefulness of SAT and ACT tests as indicators of college readiness, and some institutions have stopped requiring college entrance examinations altogether. The purpose of...
WASHINGTON, DC—A national organization devoted to academic excellence today called on the University of California and other colleges and universities not to eliminate the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) from college admission requirements. In response...
WASHINGTON, DC—The American Council of Trustees and Alumni today condemned nine colleges and universities for agreeing to admit college students on the basis of their ability to work with Legos—children’s building blocks. “Reality is...
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